6:54 AM,
Dec. 9, 2013

Cincinnati closer Aroldis Chapman says that he doesn't want to be moved to the Reds' starting rotation this season.

Written by

John Fay
The Cincinnati Enquirer

The logical thing, or the Sabermatical thing, for the Cincinnati Reds to do is to move closer Aroldis Chapman into the starting rotation.

Anyone who knows WAR from ERA+ will tell you that. A No. 1 starter probably is the most precious commodity in baseball. Chapman has the stuff to be a No. 1, and the Reds have three or four guys on the roster who likely could convert saves at the rate Chapman does.

But they don't have anyone who has the stuff to be the type of starter Chapman could be. ...